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Bury CE High School

BURY CE HIGH SCHOOL
A Church of England Academy with the vision to empower all students to let their light shine.

Geography 

Department Vision

The Geography curriculum at Bury Church of England High School will create students who:

  • Have a rich knowledge and understanding of the world we live in, which broadens their horizons and appreciation of different cultures around the world.
  • Are respectful citizens of the world and in the eyes of God- respecting other people, places and the environment.

Curriculum Design

Geography is designed to enable students to study the world we live in and to develop student’s knowledge of physical and human environments and the interactions between these environments. 

The key aims are:

  • Students will learn about important human and physical Geography through key locational knowledge that broadens their understanding of places, landscapes, processes, and people.
  • Students will be taught to have a greater appreciation of the impacts of human activity on the world and will learn how to live more sustainably.
  • Students will develop geographical skills that can be used in the wider world.

The KS3 curriculum is based on sequenced knowledge that is taught using examples from a number of different countries on several different continents across the world.

Geography KS3 Curriculum Intent 

 

Geography KS4 Curriculum Intent 

 

Staff Context

  • Mr P Hanson, Head of Department
  • Ms E Watson

Core knowledge

Below is a document displaying the knowledge that we believe all KS3 students should embed within their long term memory in order to be a successful geographer. Our KS3 assessments are based on this knowledge so you can use this document to support your revision.

KS3 Core Knowledge 

Below is a document displaying the knowledge that we believe all KS4 students should embed within their long term memory in order to be successful geographers. This list should be used to prioritise your revision before moving onto deeper knowledge within the curriculum.

KS4 Core Knowledge 

 

Enrichment and Extra-Curricular

Geography students have the opportunity to take part in field trips as part of the Geography curriculum:

  • Year 8 Chester Zoo trip
  • Year 9 Manchester Regeneration Fieldwork around the Etihad Stadium complex
  • Year 11 Blackpool and Cleveleys GCSE Fieldwork  

Further Resources